Florida Regulatory Watch

Legislative Updates, News and Information on Florida’s Regulated Industries

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Kentucky takes aim at prediction markets and online sweeps casinos with new lawsuits; Streaming sites face challenges over "box breaking" lawsuits; Gaming groups take to Congress over prediction market battles.

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FGCC Chair Julie Brown joined AG Uthmeier and Collier and Lee County Sheriffs in announcing the confiscation of 479 illegal slot machines and $294,150 in cash as part of Operation Sunset Stakes. Thank you, partners!

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Tobacco distributor seeks FL Supreme Court review of tax decision; Congress seeks to protect kids from sports betting with GAME Act; Kalshi faces new round of litigation.

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VFW Post requests dec statement from @FLGamingControl on slot machine use; DC Ruling on "Statute of Anne" Appealed; 5th Cir. finds home distilling ban unconstitutional.

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Judge punts one Kalshi case back into Nevada State Court, and Kalshi rushes to appeal; Does the CFTC's opinion on sports wagering preemption matter?; FL files brief supporting decision to invalidate the most recent adult-use initiative petition.

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SEC files fraud action against Lottery .com and SPAC executives; Bill to return FL alcohol distributors' breakage/spoilage deduction clears House panel;
TN (a state where they try to do more than whack-a-mole slot parlors) Lawmaker Wants to Ban Virtual-currency Sweeps & Gambling.

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Kalshi barred from offering wagering in Massachusetts; Federal Reps introduce bill to restore gambling loss deduction; Bill to restrict smoking/vaping marijuana in public clears first FL Senate stop.

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Twinspires ruling in Michigan could impact wagering nationwide; Challenge to getting adult-use marijuana amendment on the next FL ballot begins.

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Florida Supreme Court begins process for reviewing the next attempt at an adult-use marijuana amendment; Man allegedly attacks illegal gambling machines in Hialeah; FBI issues warning/reminder that illegal gambling is still both illegal and risky.

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Florida jury awards $700M verdict in wrongful death case stemming from shooting at illegal slot parlor; Florida GOP lawmaker files medical marijuana bill potentially expanding patient access; Musings on eliminating the federal tax on gambling winnings.

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Despite legal hurdles and billion-dollar consequences, gray market sweeps orgs still look towards Florida; Marijuana rescheduling again seen as "optimistic"; Kalshi faces yet another class-action suit; Full 11th Cir. to consider challenge to FL law.

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Certain hemp products recriminalized (in a year) through Fed funding bill; Judge dismisses challenge to Hard Rock Bet w/o prejudice to refile; Florida lawmakers take another crack at gaming legislation.

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Gaming expert Marc Dunbar quoted regarding potential fallout from NBA gambling scandal; Crypto . com stops offering "predictions" in Nevada after judge denies injunctive relief; Kalshi seeks another injunction, this time in NY.

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FGCC sued by third-party cardroom over Hamilton Downs expansion; Provi settles 2022 lawsuit with SGWS over ordering app.

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Florida HBPA Seeks Intervention in Gulfstream Park Decoupling Lawsuit; Two More Plead Guilty in Florida Gambling Case Tied to Suspended Sheriff.

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RICO charges filed in $24M Sumter County illegal gambling case; Manatee County to consider crackdown on illegal slots; Illegal Bingo Forfeiture Results in $2.8M+ to Okaloosa Victim Charities; Clermont PD seizes over 900 illegal products from smoke shops.

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"Alligator Alcatraz" Detainee Sues State Agencies Seeking Class Certification and Injunction Against Detention at the Facility.

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FGCC (@FLGamingControl) seizes 190 slot machines and ~$340k in illegal gambling operation near The Villages; California's AG says action against fantasy operators is coming; Michigan SC permits common-law actions against gaming licensees.

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How The Racing Industry Defeated the Most Recent Decoupling Bill in Florida, by @HR_Nation.

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Florida asks court to kick lawsuit challenging online wagering; States begin taxing ZYN and other nicotine products; The impacts of an unregulated hemp market in Florida; Federal tax package becomes Big Tobacco battleground.

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